F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition v11.4.1 (Build 635.0) LTM on ESXi My iRule needs to match a variable against a simple list of values : set found_match [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list] For simplicity, I'd like to structure my data-group like this : "key_1", "key_2", "key_3", "key_4", "key_5", But because the [class match] command apparently was designed for the primary use-case of matching against key-value-pairs ( match key , return value ), I must structure my data-group like this : "key_1" := "key_1", "key_2" := "key_2", "key_3" := "key_3", "key_4" := "key_4", "key_5" := "key_5", Am I understanding this correctly ? Or is there an alternate mechanism that would allow me to format my list in the simple manner ? Admin browser > System > File Management > Data Group File List > Import... File Contents = string For "Key / Value Pair Separator" , if I enter a blank value , I receive error : 0107169a:3: The data group external file (/config/filestore/.stage_d/5955941_d/Common_d/data_group_d/:Common:data-group-test_87302_1) has an invalid format, line: 2.

Hi, you can leave the value field empty can do something like this when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list]} { pool poola } else { pool poolb } } You can refer to the prebuilt datagroup 'private_net' under iRules tab.

ok but how to load a data-group-file in simple list format ? ( please see my amended question )

May be you are affected by this. If you are using windows format try converting to unix. https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/product/relnote-ltm-11-6-0.print.html ID 376894 - External data group files that have been edited on Microsoft Windows platforms can now be imported in their native format. Both Windows style (CRLF) as well as Unix/Linux style (LF) line endings are supported, so there is no longer a need to run these files through utilities to reformat line endings. So, you can follow the file content like: key_1, key_2, key_3,

data-group format for irule match against simple list

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kunjan
Nimbostratus
Mar 13, 2015
Hi, you can leave the value field empty can do something like this

when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list]} { pool poola } else { pool poolb } }

You can refer to the prebuilt datagroup 'private_net' under iRules tab.
- BaltoStar_12467
  Mar 14, 2015
  ok but how to load a data-group-file in simple list format ? ( please see my amended question )
kunjan_118660
Cumulonimbus
Mar 13, 2015
Hi, you can leave the value field empty can do something like this

when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list]} { pool poola } else { pool poolb } }

You can refer to the prebuilt datagroup 'private_net' under iRules tab.
- BaltoStar_12467
  Mar 14, 2015
  ok but how to load a data-group-file in simple list format ? ( please see my amended question )
kunjan
Nimbostratus
Mar 14, 2015
May be you are affected by this. If you are using windows format try converting to unix.

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/product/relnote-ltm-11-6-0.print.html

ID 376894 - External data group files that have been edited on Microsoft Windows platforms can now be imported in their native format. Both Windows style (CRLF) as well as Unix/Linux style (LF) line endings are supported, so there is no longer a need to run these files through utilities to reformat line endings.

So, you can follow the file content like:

key_1,
key_2,
key_3,
- BaltoStar_12467
  Mar 14, 2015
  ah yes .. loading data-group-file with windows-style line-endings is a familiar error i've encountered on many occasions -- i incorrectly assumed it was due to specifying a blank key-value separator ... so apparently, it's possible to load a "keys only" data-group-file while specifying a key-value separator that's not present
- Arie
  Altostratus
  Mar 14, 2015
  I think BaltoStar is on 11.4.1, so the new import format is probably not available to him.
kunjan_118660
Cumulonimbus
Mar 14, 2015
May be you are affected by this. If you are using windows format try converting to unix.

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/product/relnote-ltm-11-6-0.print.html

ID 376894 - External data group files that have been edited on Microsoft Windows platforms can now be imported in their native format. Both Windows style (CRLF) as well as Unix/Linux style (LF) line endings are supported, so there is no longer a need to run these files through utilities to reformat line endings.

So, you can follow the file content like:

key_1,
key_2,
key_3,
- BaltoStar_12467
  Mar 14, 2015
  ah yes .. loading data-group-file with windows-style line-endings is a familiar error i've encountered on many occasions -- i incorrectly assumed it was due to specifying a blank key-value separator ... so apparently, it's possible to load a "keys only" data-group-file while specifying a key-value separator that's not present
- Arie
  Altostratus
  Mar 14, 2015
  I think BaltoStar is on 11.4.1, so the new import format is probably not available to him.

nitass

Employee

Mar 14, 2015

this is mine.

iRules Data Group Formatting Rules by Jason Rahm

https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/irules-data-group-formatting-rules

 create

[root@ve11c:Active:In Sync] config  cat /var/tmp/data.txt
"key_1" := "",
"key_2" := "",
"key_3 ":= "",

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create sys file data-group test source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt type string
Copying file "file:///var/tmp/data.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0    45    0    45    0     0  75125      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create ltm data-group external test_datagroup external-file-name test
root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)

 verify

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm data-group external test_datagroup
ltm data-group external test_datagroup {
    external-file-name test
    type string
}
root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list sys file data-group test
sys file data-group test {
    checksum SHA1:45:7b38f5bbc6a368168b987cca5568216b5308e94a
    create-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26
    created-by root
    last-update-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26
    mode 33152
    revision 1
    size 45
    source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt
    type string
    updated-by root
}

Simon_Conway-Sm
Nimbostratus
May 24, 2017
Can this data file format be used to create a list of target hostnames for looking up HTTP::host, i.e. where each hostname entry is a set of dotted names, e.g. "myfunc.mydomain.com"?

nitass_89166

Noctilucent

Mar 14, 2015

this is mine.

iRules Data Group Formatting Rules by Jason Rahm

https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/irules-data-group-formatting-rules

 create

[root@ve11c:Active:In Sync] config  cat /var/tmp/data.txt
"key_1" := "",
"key_2" := "",
"key_3 ":= "",

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create sys file data-group test source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt type string
Copying file "file:///var/tmp/data.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0    45    0    45    0     0  75125      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create ltm data-group external test_datagroup external-file-name test
root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)

 verify

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm data-group external test_datagroup
ltm data-group external test_datagroup {
    external-file-name test
    type string
}
root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list sys file data-group test
sys file data-group test {
    checksum SHA1:45:7b38f5bbc6a368168b987cca5568216b5308e94a
    create-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26
    created-by root
    last-update-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26
    mode 33152
    revision 1
    size 45
    source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt
    type string
    updated-by root
}

Simon_Conway-Sm
Nimbostratus
May 24, 2017
Can this data file format be used to create a list of target hostnames for looking up HTTP::host, i.e. where each hostname entry is a set of dotted names, e.g. "myfunc.mydomain.com"?

nitass

Employee

Mar 14, 2015

and this is what kunjan suggested.

[root@ve11c:Active:In Sync] config  cat /var/tmp/data2.txt
key_1,
key_2,
key_3,

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create sys file data-group test2 source-path file:///var/tmp/data2.txt type string
Copying file "file:///var/tmp/data2.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0    21    0    21    0     0  27096      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0

root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)
root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list sys file data-group test2
sys file data-group test2 {
    checksum SHA1:21:4458a854a85b22dd0dc8df590d5d65c5f4231f79
    create-time 2015-03-14:09:02:19
    created-by root
    last-update-time 2015-03-14:09:02:19
    mode 33152
    revision 1
    size 21
    source-path file:///var/tmp/data2.txt
    type string
    updated-by root
}

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